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Contributing Institution:
Oakland Public Library::African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Collection Number:
MS 179
Description:
The African American Museum & Library at Oakland Vertical File Collection consists of programs, flyers, correspondence, posters,
pamphlets, and ephemera collected by the African American Museum & Library at Oakland. The East Bay Negro Historical Society
began vertical files in
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100 search terms found:
...Calif. )--Social conditions.
West Oakland (Oakland, Calif. )--History. African...
...two copies] 1999 23:15 Cooking /
West Oakland soul food cook book [two copies]...
...1970-04-12 39:15 Gospel music /
West Oakland Group of the Faith Presbyterian...
Contributing Institution:
Oakland Public Library::African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Collection Number:
MS 191
Description:
The African American Museum & Library at Oakland Oral History Collection consists of 79 oral history interviews conducted
in 2002-2007. The interviews were initially conducted by the AAMLO Coalition, a group of volunteers and supporters of the
African American Museum
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...life and customs. Oakland (Calif. ).
West Oakland. Oakland (Calif. ) -- History....
...and customs. Oakland (Calif. ).
West Oakland. Oakland (Calif. ) -- History. The...
...and her childhood growing up in
West Oakland and the Fruitvale District of...
Contributing Institution:
Oakland Public Library::African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Collection Number:
MS 190
Description:
The Oakland Black Cowboy Association Records consist of administrative records, flyers, posters, videocassette recordings,
clothing, and photographs documenting mostly the Oakland Black Cowboy Parade between 1976-2018.
3 search terms found:
...Culture. Parades –California.
West Oakland (Oakland, Calif. )--History....
...Culture. Parades –California.
West Oakland (Oakland, Calif. )--History. The...
...and ends in DeFremery Park in
West Oakland. Scope and Content of Collection The...
Contributing Institution:
Oakland Public Library::African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Collection Number:
MS 26
Description:
Royal E. Towns (1899-1990) was born February 10, 1899 in Oakland, California to William and Elizabeth Scott Towns. The Royal
E. Towns Papers consists of photographs, correspondence, publications, financial and legal records, and ephemera that document
Towns’ work as a
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33 search terms found:
...1860-1890. Oakland (Calif. ).
West Oakland. Oakland (Calif. )--Social life and...
...1860-1890. Oakland (Calif. ).
West Oakland. Oakland (Calif. )--Social life and...
...men seated around table reading '
West Oakland Firefighter's Re-Union' booklets [...
Contributing Institution:
Oakland Public Library::African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Collection Number:
MS 197
Description:
newspaper collection consists of 34 issues of newspaper printed from 1966-1968. The newspaper consists of news and op-ed
articles, profiles, photographs, and events calendars mostly related to poverty, education, housing, police brutality, and
politics in East and West Oakland.
4 search terms found:
...brutality, and politics in East and
West Oakland. African American Museum &...
...brutality, and politics in East and
West Oakland. Arrangement Series I. The...
...brutality, and politics in East and
West Oakland. Languages represented in the...
Contributing Institution:
Oakland Public Library::African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Collection Number:
MS207
Description:
The African American Museum & Library at Oakland Audiovisual Collection consists of 106 audiocassettes, 72 videotapes, 2 CD-Rs,
and 2 seven inch reel audiotapes. The audiovisual collection consists of materials acquired by the African American Museum
& Library at Oakland,
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3 search terms found:
...Oakland (Calif. )--Social conditions.
West Oakland (Oakland, Calif. )--History....
...video of Crossroads: A story of
West Oakland/Pipe city dir: Richard Heegan/...
...Collins on the history of
West Oakland [Side B] circa 1990s 1 1 audiotape(s) (7...
Contributing Institution:
Oakland Public Library::African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Collection Number:
MS 189
Description:
The African American Museum & Library at Oakland Photograph Collection consists of 2,329 photographs documenting African Americans
in California between 1869-2008. The photograph collection consists of photographs donated to the African American Museum
& Library at Oakland, and its predecessor
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8 search terms found:
...Calif. )--Social conditions.
West Oakland (Oakland, Calif. )--History. African...
...Calif. )--Social conditions.
West Oakland (Oakland, Calif. )--History. African...
...and two men standing outside the
West Oakland Health Center [1991] circa 1970s...
Contributing Institution:
Oakland Public Library::African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Collection Number:
MS 169
Description:
The Oakland Post Photograph Collection consists of 11,797 photographs appearing in the Oakland Post newspaper between 1963-2005.
A majority of the photographs are portraits of African American politicians, business and community leaders, entertainers,
athletes, and community and social groups from
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33 search terms found:
...in front of U.S. Post Office
West Oakland Station storefront [1180] circa 1966...
...festival / Children attending the
West Oakland art festival in DeFremery Park [...
...3:4 Art festival / Officers of the
West Oakland art festival in DeFremery Park (...
Contributing Institution:
Oakland Public Library::African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Collection Number:
MS 198
Description:
Add abstract
4 search terms found:
...Newspapers were collected by the
West Oakland branch of the Oakland Public...
...Service Centers in North Oakland,
West Oakland, East Oakland, and Fruitvale....
...in four poverty target areas in
West Oakland, East Oakland, North Oakland, and...
Contributing Institution:
Oakland Public Library::African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Collection Number:
MS 221
Description:
The Paula Beal Papers consist of notebooks, subject files, reports, correspondence, flyers, and periodicals documenting her
activities with housing activist and food justice groups in Oakland, California in the 2010s.
3 search terms found:
...in efforts to bring a grocery store to
West Oakland and the People's Grocery, a...
...provide low cost healthful foods to
West Oakland communities. Following years of...
...wide anti-displacement forum,
West Oakland Youth Center undated 2:24 Guide Light...
Contributing Institution:
Oakland Public Library::African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Collection Number:
MS 11
Description:
The Harold Jenkins Photograph Collection includes 81 photographs documenting Harold Jenkins' various businesses in downtown
Oakland, California. A majority of the photographs are publicity stills of bands and performers, interior shots of patrons
and employees, or exterior photographs of Jenkins'
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3 search terms found:
...Jenkins Cafe at 1748 Seventh St. in
West Oakland on December 5, 1933 the day...
...owned and operated a number of
West Oakland restaurants, liquor stores, and...
...affectionate title of the mayor of
West Oakland. For many years, Slim Jenkins...
Contributing Institution:
Oakland Public Library::African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Collection Number:
MS 144
Description:
The Rhonda White-Warner papers consist of consulting project files, subject files, photographs, back issues and administrative
files of Tidbits magazine, administrative files and theatrical programs of the Oakland Ensemble Theatre, and assorted printed
material largely documenting the African American performing
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5 search terms found:
...White-Warner celebrating Halloween in
West Oakland following the Loma Prieta...
...children celebrating Halloween in
West Oakland following the Loma Prieta...
...White-Warner celebrating Halloween in
West Oakland following the Loma Prieta...
Contributing Institution:
Oakland Public Library::African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Collection Number:
MS 60
Description:
The Ruth Beckford Papers include dance programs, correspondence, lesson plans, oral histories, manuscripts, newspapers clippings,
and photographs documenting Beckford’s career as a noted African-Haitian dancer, actress, and teacher.
5 search terms found:
...recognition 1997-06-22 21
West Oakland alumni 1997-09-06 OM20:7 San Francisco...
...Coast nightclub [37:37]; Nightclubs in
West Oakland [39:53]; Rashdall Mercantile...
...and Slim Jenkins[41:16]; Porters in
West Oakland [42:06]; Todd Graham’s gambling...
Contributing Institution:
Oakland Public Library::African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Collection Number:
MS 104
Description:
Gladys Meriwether Jordan, pioneer educator and first African American woman to teach at the Emeryville High School, was born
November 16, 1910 in Boynton, Oklahoma. The Gladys Jordan papers include teaching notes, lesson plans, school study aids,
bibliographies, class handouts,
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2 search terms found:
...a faculty integrated school in
West Oakland. At the time there were only sixty...
...at Tompkins Elementary School in
West Oakland, beginning in 1958, and later at...
Contributing Institution:
Oakland Public Library::African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Collection Number:
MS 167
Description:
The Hickerson Family Papers includes photographs, newspaper clippings, cards, programs, certificates, and musical scores related
to the Hickerson and Swayzee families and their friends. The papers also document the Hickerson Family's involvement with
the Oakland, CA First African Methodist Episcopal
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1 search terms found:
...Bullock, 7th and Campbell Sts.
West Oakland, CA. [051] circa 1920 2:10 Group...
Contributing Institution:
Oakland Public Library::African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Collection Number:
MS193
Description:
Jesse Fuller (1896-1976) was born on Jonesboro, Georgia in March 12, 1896. In 1954 Fuller recorded his most notable song,
"San Francisco Bay Blues", and by 1960 Fuller booked a European tour, and devoted himself full time to music. Jesse
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2 search terms found:
...Fuller in front of his home in
West Oakland [002] 1971 1:6 Jesse Fuller speaking...
...woman in front of his home in
West Oakland [003] 1971 1:6 Jesse Fuller opening...
Contributing Institution:
Oakland Public Library::African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Collection Number:
MS154
Description:
Henry Delton Williams (b. 1941), costume designer who crafted pieces for Motown and Hollywood stars, was born in Alexandria,
Louisiana. The Henry Delton Williams Papers includes performance costumes, clothing, and accessories designed by Williams,
as well as correspondence, clippings, photographs
...
2 search terms found:
...in the Bay Area, the family moved to
West Oakland, California. The family then...
...of 18th and San Pablo Streets in
West Oakland. The Original Brothers was the...
Contributing Institution:
Oakland Public Library::African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Collection Number:
MS 64
Description:
The Ronald V. Dellums Congressional Papers are evidence of Dellums' 27-year career (1971-1998) as a member of the U.S. House
of Representatives. It includes committee files, constituent correspondence, legislative bills, and personal files relating
to his work and legislative achievements
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6 search terms found:
...World Airways, 1979 undated 297
West Oakland Health Food Alliance, 1992 undated...
...undated 298 Wells, Warren undated 298
West Oakland Planning Commission...
...undated 298
West Oakland Model Cities site office undated 298 Council West...
Contributing Institution:
Oakland Public Library::African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Collection Number:
MS 67
Description:
The Electra Kimble Price collection consists of a range of materials related to the Kimble and Price families, including photographs,
a genealogy report on the Kimble family and ancestry, military papers, articles on family activities, educational and professional
papers, and
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2 search terms found:
...from 9th street and Broadway toward
West Oakland and the San Francisco Bay [152]...
...3:4 Oakland, California, view of
West Oakland and Cypress Viaduct Loma section...
Contributing Institution:
Oakland Public Library::African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Collection Number:
MS 186
Description:
Proverb Jacobs (1935-2016), professional football player from 1958-1964 and Laney College Athletics Director, was born Proverb
Jacobs Jr. in Marksville, Louisiana, on May 25, 1935. The Proverb Jacobs Papers include newspaper clippings, souvenir programs,
correspondence, curriculum vitae, handwritten notes, pamphlets,
...
2 search terms found:
...old when his family relocated to
West Oakland as part of the great migration...
...Black barbering and barbers in
West Oakland brochure undated 2:10 Black men in...
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